Happy in the End

A series of inked illustrations that are digitized, screen printed, and then painted on canvas wrapped around hardwood panels. I was inspired to use some of the most clichéd pop culture signifiers - skulls, flowers, and succulents due to their impersonal monotony, their fluid meaning, and their ability to generate aesthetic pleasure.

By repeating and juxtaposing these symbols, I hope to generate iterative patterns, and disruptions that demonstrate the flux of signification with a perspective that is both hopeful and ironic.

Happy in the End - Azo. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

I have some of these pieces left for sale in my art shop as well as fine art prints in the print shop. Please reach out directly via email if you have questions at SummerRomascoStudio@gmail.com.

Happy in the End - Blue-Green. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

Happy in the End - Oxide. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

Happy in the End - Blush. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

Happy in the End - Grass. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

Happy in the End - Silver. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

Happy in the End - Violet. 2015, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 20 x 16 inches.

 
 
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Symptom of Disorder

A series of acrylic paintings with screen printed inky daisies and chaotic backgrounds. The title is part of a quote from Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber about perfect beauty seeming inhuman and even sinister; "her beauty is a symptom of her disorder, of her soullessness."

 

Note: I have two of these pieces left (Pink and Cobalt) . You can buy one now in my shop, or reach out directly via email if you have questions via Studio@SummerRomasco.com.

 

This Side of the Blue

A series of colorful acrylic works based on hand-drawn inky illustrations of skulls and daisies that have been digitized, painted, and then screen printed onto canvas mounted on 27 x 16 x 2.5 inch hardwood panels.

I have three of these pieces left (in Cabernet, Lemon, and Prussian) . You can buy one now in my shop, or reach out directly via email if you have questions at SummerRomascoStudio@gmail.com.

 
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Poor Symbols

A series of acrylic works based on hand-drawn inky illustrations of mushrooms that have been digitized, painted, and then screen printed onto canvas mounted on 20 x 16 inch and 24 x 24 inch hardwood panels.Backgrounds are hand painted then screen printed with various patterns. 

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The Shape of Goneness

A series of acrylic works based on hand-drawn inky illustrations of skulls that have been digitized, painted, and then screen printed onto canvas mounted on 20 x 16 inch hardwood panels.